Basilius Fuchs

Photo
Marshalling at July Coronation 2019
Information
Resides: Barony of Madrone Pronouns: He/Him Date Started: May 1999 Awards: Order of Precedence Prefered Title: Herr Offices: Captain of Sergeantry (Madrone)
Heraldry
Per chevron throughout argent and sable, two cutlasses in chevron sable and a phoenix Or rising from flames proper.

Persona background:

Basilius and his family fled from Germany at the beginnings of the Protestant rebellion and resettled in Lisbon, Portugal; his father and eldest brother became soldiers/security in the lucrative merchant shipping industry in Lisbon.

Basilius is the 4th child (his eldest brother became a Landsknecht solider, 2nd oldest brother became a cook for King John III, his 3rd oldest brother became a merchant in Lisbon, Portugal.

Basilius is training at University in Lisbon to become a jurist/lawyer in the court of King John III.

He is married to HL Mecia Raposa.

~ (https://antir.sca.wiki/index.php?title=Mecia_Raposa) ~ (https://op.antirheralds.org/index.php?who=4277)

Mecia's family runs an apothecary in Lisbon, Portugal.

o Protégé to Master Rowland Greene

o White Scarf to Master Rowland Greene

o Courtier of Barony of Madrone

• Device:

o Per chevron throughout argent and sable, two cutlasses in chevron sable and a phoenix Or rising from flames proper.

• Motto:

o Sapientia ex igne (Latin: Wisdom from the flames)

• Persona:

o Basilius and his family fled from Germany at the beginnings of the Protestant rebellion and resettled in Lisbon, Portugal.

o Basilius is training at University in Lisbon to become a jurist/lawyer in the court of King John III.

• Branch:

  o	Barony of Madrone (also lived in Aquaterra, Thornwold, Dregate)

• Interests:

  o	Rapier fighting, cut and thrust Fighting, pewter casting, period coffee brewing, period games/gambling

• Awards:

  o	Award of Arms (An Tir) ~ Apr 12, 2003 (AS XXXVII) 
   	By: Davin Steingrimsson, Groa	

  o	Bunny's Fang (Thornwold) ~ Apr 12, 2003 (AS XXXVII)
   	Shire fighting award

  o	Acacia (Thornwold) ~ Apr 17, 2004 (AS XXXVIII)
   	Shire service award

  o	Forget-me-not (An Tir) ~ Jul 18, 2009 (AS XLIV)
 	By: Inga the Unfettered	

  o	Ursalumas Rapier Bear Claw winner~Jan 2011(AS XLVI)

  o	Plate (Aquaterra) ~ Dec 2, 2011 (AS XLVI)
        1st level A+S award
	By: Wyll Hauk, Rosamund of the Misty Meadows

  o	White Scarf (An Tir) ~ Jan 24, 2015 (AS XLIX)
  	By: Savaric Coeur-de-Lion, Dalla in Fagra	

  o	Rapier Defender (Dregate) ~ Sep 20, 2015 (AS L)

  o	Jambe de Lion (An Tir) ~ May 28, 2017 (AS LII)
  	By: Styrkarr Jarlsskald, Dagrun Stjarna	

  o	Goutte de Sang (An Tir) ~ Jun 27, 2019 (AS LIV)
  	By: Kjartan Dreki, Sha'ya Kjartanskona	

  o	Royal Service Token (An Tir) ~ Jul 19, 2019 (AS LIV)
  	By: Kjartan Dreki, Sha'ya Kjartanskona	

  o	Green Leaf (Madrone) ~ Sep 28, 2019 (AS LIV)
        1st level service award
        By: Enzio Bandinelli, Spike Zoetaert)

  o	Courtier-Steward (Madrone) ~ Nov 1, 2019 (AS LIV)
  	By: Enzio Bandinelli, Spike Zoetaert	  

  o	Mantle of Madrone ~ Aug 27, 2022 (AS LVII)
        Mid-level service award
  	By: Christopher MacEveny, Gera Gangolffin	

• Marshalate:

  o	Began fencing in 1995 (Olympic foil, saber and epee)

  o	Carded rapier fighter/marshal since 2000
         Senior Rapier Marshal

  o	Carded Cut and Thrust fighter 
         Senior Cut and Thrust Marshal

• Service:

•	Offices held:

     o	Branch Rapier Marshal (Shittemwoode/Thornwold) 
     	Jul 1, 2000 (AS XXXV) - Jul 1, 2004 (AS XXXIX)

     o	Branch Social Media Officer (Madrone)
   	May 1, 2020 (AS LV) - May 31, 2024 (AS LIX)

     o	Captain of Sergeantry (Madrone)
        Apr 1, 2022 (AS LVI) to present

•      Gate shift support:

  •   Warren War 
      o	2000
      o	2001
      o	2002 
      o	2003

 •    12th Night
      o	2020
      o	2023

 •    Athenaeum
      o	2019
      o	2020
      o 2021
      o	2022

•    Social Media Lead:

   •  12th Night
       o 2022
   •  July Coronation
       o 2023

   •  Athenaeum
       o 2019
       o 2020 
       o 2021 
       o 2022

•  Rapier MIC:

  •  Warren War 
     o	2000
     o	2001
     o	2002
     o	2003

  •  Sir Edwards Tournament
     o	2003
     o	2004

  •  Tir Righ Investiture
     o	2003

  • Queen's Rapier Championship (Co-MIC with Katryne MacKim)
     o	2023

•  Retinue: 

 • Kings and Queens:
     • Vik and Inga
        o 2009
     • Styrkarr and Dagrun Stjarna
        o 2017
      • Kjartan and Sha'ya Kjartanskona  
        o 2016
        o 2019
     • Christian and Helene
        o 2017 
        o 2018 
        o 2020

 • Tir Righ Prince and Princess:
    •  Ulfgar and Renee
        o 2006
        o 2009

 • Madrone Baron & Baroness:
     •	Enzio and Spike
     •	Gera and Christopher

•  Teaching:

  • Class: Conflict Resolution
    o	Taught at Shittemwoode Spring Ithra 2011
         (10 students)

  • Class: Introduction to Meyer Longsword
    o	Rose and Thorn Symposium 2024
         (15 students)

• Craftsmanship:

  • Pewter Casting:

     o	Warren War 2004 site tokens - 400 tokens

     o	12th Night 2022 site tokens - 60 tokens 

     o	Mantel of Madrone pin - 2nd level service award

•Mundane information:

 • Education:
  o BA ~ Psychology
  o MA ~ Organizational Development/Psychology

 • Employment:
  o HR representative – Starbucks
  o Challenge/Ropes course practitioner

 • Other Volunteer experience:
  o Community Consulting Partnership
  o Gothic Security Team

• Other modern interests:
  o Backpacking
  o Camping
  o Biking
  o Kayaking

• Websites:

o https://rollofarms.antirheralds.org/display.php?id=2360
o https://op.antirheralds.org/index.php?who=151
o https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-somers-9772b92/